Boris Johnson 'descendant' of mummified Swiss woman

26/01/2018

Scientists in the Swiss city of Basel have solved a decades-old mystery over the identity of a mummified woman.

Her body was discovered during renovations at the Barfüsser Church in Basel in 1975, preserved in part by the large amount of mercury believed to have been a treatment for syphilis. She was wearing good quality clothes and was obviously wealthy.

This was obviously the body of a wealthy lady of Basel.

Researchers learnt from archives that she died from syphilis.

The identity of the woman, buried in 1787 under the Barfüsser church in Basel, has always been a mystery, the Basler Zeitung reported. It may not have worked, but the mercury did help to preserve her body until now.

It was well preserved because of a high level of mercury in the remains, the Guardian reported on Thursday.

But that still left open the question of who she was. They discovered she was a descendent of Johann Froben, a printer in Basel at the beginning of the 16th century.

"This discovery means that Boris Johnson is not only distantly related, albeit very far removed, to the present Royal Family but also to all the royal houses of Europe, including the Swedish and Dutch royal families, as well as the Romanoffs", the BBC said at the time.

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